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Re: The art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and Shakespeare's
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12 Jul 2018, 02:40

+1 for D.

A. The art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and Shakespeare's plays all represent great achievements in human history.B. Michelangelo, Edison, and Shakespeare all represent great achievements in human history. C. All great achievements in human history are represented by the art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and the plays of Shakespeare. D. The art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and the plays of Shakespeareall represent great achievements in human history. --> Correct, rectifies parallel error, and conveys proper meaningE. Michelangelo’s art, Edison’s inventions, and Shakespeare's plays represent all great achievements in human history.

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12 Jul 2018, 03:17

The art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and Shakespeare's plays all represent great achievements in human history.

A. The art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and Shakespeare's plays all represent great achievements in human history.

B. Michelangelo, Edison, and Shakespeare all represent great achievements in human history. .....................distort the original meaning .

C. All great achievements in human history are represented by the art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and the plays of Shakespeare. .........Passive formation makes the sentence awkward.

D. The art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and the plays of Shakespeare all represent great achievements in human history. .......proper combination of Noun phrases. This is our answer. Hold the original meaning also.

E. Michelangelo’s art, Edison’s inventions, and Shakespeare's plays represent all great achievements in human history.

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12 Jul 2018, 03:20

Bunuel wrote:

The art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and Shakespeare's plays all represent great achievements in human history.

A. The art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and Shakespeare's plays all represent great achievements in human history.

B. Michelangelo, Edison, and Shakespeare all represent great achievements in human history.

C. All great achievements in human history are represented by the art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and the plays of Shakespeare.

D. The art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and the plays of Shakespeare all represent great achievements in human history.

E. Michelangelo’s art, Edison’s inventions, and Shakespeare's plays represent all great achievements in human history.

A - not parallel (3 element is not || with the first 2)B - The artists don't represent great achievements, their works doC - All great achievements are not restricted to these works (i am sure! )D - Correct.E - Same as C
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Updated on: 12 Jul 2018, 04:16

The art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and Shakespeare's plays all represent great achievements in human history.

A. The art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and Shakespeare's plays all represent great achievements in human history. - Not parallel

B. Michelangelo, Edison, and Shakespeare all represent great achievements in human history. - Meaning changed. These people don't represent great achievements, their art, inventions, and plays do.

C. All great achievements in human history are represented by the art of Michelangelo, the inventions of Edison, and the plays of Shakespeare. - Meaning changed. It means that only these 3 things are achievements in human history. The intended meaning was that these 3 things are part of the great achievements in human history.

D. Theart of Michelangelo, theinventions of Edison, andtheplays of Shakespeare all represent great achievements in human history. - CORRECT. Retains original meaning and is perfectly parallel.

E. Michelangelo’s art, Edison’s inventions, and Shakespeare's plays represent all great achievements in human history. - Distorts meaning. Same as in C_________________

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Vaibhav

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Originally posted by vaibhav1221 on 12 Jul 2018, 03:30.
Last edited by vaibhav1221 on 12 Jul 2018, 04:16, edited 1 time in total.